Global electronic waste reached approximately 62 million metric tons in 2022, with soft robots—widely ...

The rapid proliferation of robots and electronic devices is placing the world under a new and growing environmental burden.

You may not think about it when tossing that empty cat food can into your curbside recycling container, but downstream there is a small army of people at Penn Waste trying to separate usable items ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — At Penn Waste’s recycling facility in York County, artificial intelligence is stepping in to make recycling jobs safer. The company recently installed a new AI-powered robot that ...

The relentless advancement of technology has ushered in an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are drastically reshaping various industries, including the culinary sphere. Robot chefs ...

An autonomous robot has been picking up buckets of food waste at Eastern Market as part of an international competition — all without a truck, idling engine or driver. Why it matters: The robot is ...

Dutch inventor Boyan Slat has developed a system that uses ocean currents to collect plastic waste. Experts consider this ...

A joint research team has developed the first 4D printing technology built from industrial ...

Penn Waste has implemented AI-powered robots to improve the safety and efficiency of its recycling sorting process. Developed by startup Glacier, the AI robots can identify 70 different materials and ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — At Penn Waste’s recycling facility in York County, artificial intelligence is stepping in to make recycling jobs safer. The company recently installed a new AI-powered robot that ...